Somali starling
Onychognathus blythii (Hartlaub, 1859)
The somali starling (Onychognathus blythii) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the somali starling
- Weight
- 100 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the somali starling live?
Not recorded
What is the somali starling?
The Somali starling (Onychognathus blythii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Socotra.
From the Wikipedia article “Somali starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somali_starling&oldid=1379847852), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the somali starling endangered?
The somali starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the somali starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusOnychognathus
- SpeciesOnychognathus blythii (Hartlaub, 1859)
Synonyms Amydrus blythii, Amydrus creaghi, Onychognathus blythii blythi, Onychognathus creaghi
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Somali chestnut-winged starlingEnglish
- Somali chestnut-winged starlingEnglish
- SOSTEnglish
- estornell de SomàliaCatalan
- špaček somálskýCzech
- drudwen SomaliaWelsh
- SomalisortstærDanish
- SomalistarGerman
- Somali-StarGerman
- somalia sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino somalíSpanish
- somalianrakkeliFinnish
- Rufipenne de BlythFrench
- Etourneau de SomalieFrench
- planinski čvorakCroatian
- szomáliai dalosseregélyHungarian
- Սոմալական երկարապոչ սարյակArmenian
- Storno di SomaliaItalian
- ソマリアテリムクJapanese
- ソマリーテリムクJapanese
- somalinis ilgauodegis varnėnasLithuanian
- Somalische SpreeuwDutch
- somalistærNorwegian
- czarnotek somalijskiPolish
- estorninho-somaliPortuguese
- Сомалийский скворецRussian
- Сомалийский длиннохвостый скворецRussian
- liskavec somálskySlovak
- Somalijski čvorakSerbian
- somaliaglansstareSwedish
- Somali KızılkanadıTurkish
- моріо сомалійськийUkrainian
- 索馬利栗翅椋鳥Chinese
- 索马里栗翅椋鸟Chinese
Relatives of the somali starling
Other species in the same genus Onychognathus.
Tristram's starling
Onychognathus tristramii
Red-winged starling
Onychognathus morio
Socotra starling
Onychognathus frater
Pale-winged starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Chestnut-winged starling
Onychognathus fulgidus
Bristle-crowned starling
Onychognathus salvadorii
CompareSomali starling vs Tristram's starlingSomali starling vs Red-winged starlingSomali starling vs Socotra starlingSomali starling vs Pale-winged starling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the somali starling?
An adult somali starling weighs 100 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the somali starling endangered?
The somali starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the somali starling?
The somali starling (Onychognathus blythii) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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